Urawa Red Diamonds
Urawa Red Diamonds (浦和レッドダイヤモンズ, Urawa Reddo Daiyamonzu), colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ, Urawa Rezzu), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country. Its name comes from the former city of Urawa, now part of Saitama.
| Full name | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Reds (レッズ, Rezzu) / Red Devils (赤い悪魔, Akai Akuma) | ||
| Founded | 1950 as Mitsubishi Motors FC | ||
| Stadium | Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama, Japan | ||
| Capacity | 63,700 | ||
| Owner | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | ||
| Chairman | Keizo Fuchita | ||
| Manager | Per-Mathias Høgmo | ||
| League | J1 League | ||
| 2023 | J1 League, 4th of 18 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The name Red Diamonds alludes to the club's pre-professional era parent company Mitsubishi. The corporation's logo consists of three red diamonds, one of which remains within the current club badge.
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